Our wedding photos are finally here! I got the email from our AMAZING photographer (Amanda Sumner Photography) during Binocular Vision class and let's just say, I had a really hard time paying attention and an even harder time trying to look at these photos on my iPhone lol... But I'm here today to share a few of my favorites but I'm jut going to be 100% honest and say you'll probably be seeing these again in a future post or an instagram post. Sorry, I'm just a little obsessed.

We decided (or rather I decided) to do a first look. For those of you that don't know what a first look is, it's when the bride and groom take a few moments before the wedding to meet and see each other. A lot of people may think this is bad luck and totally not traditional but I'm so glad we did. I was so nervous the whole morning about there being so many people there all looking at us and I really just needed to see Jess so he could calm me down. Plus this allowed us to get all of the wedding photos out of the way. We did take a few at sunset after the ceremony though!

I just love this photo and the way we were so excited to see each other. You can see it all over our faces.

Fun fact: my dad built this arbor just for my wedding day. I had seen so many different arbors in wedding photos all over Pinterest but couldn't find one in South GA that I could rent or borrow so my dad helped me out a little. Another fun fact: right after we did our first look and took a few pictures in front of it, the wind blew SO hard and knocked the whole thing over. Greenery and flowers went everywhere. Thankfully a few of the workers and my mom were able to salvage most of the flowers and get it decorated again. My dad was there in a heartbeat and he brought tractor weights to put on the legs at the bottom to keep it steady. 

We got married at the Bateman Barn in Sasser, GA. This is the only venue I looked at and we booked it within a few days of seeing it. It was 100% my style with rustic charm and it was literally out in the middle of nowhere. It's an old horse barn that they renovated. There's 10 stalls in the barn where tables were and each stall had a chandelier. How perfect?!

But really, could this place get anymore beautiful. I wish I lived out here. Btw, Amanda (the photographer) also did my hair. It was STUNNING. 

Adeana Dillon did all of my bridesmaid's makeup and mine plus my moms! She did a fantastic job and I would definitely recommend her to anyone wanting a flawless but natural look on their wedding day.

My handsome husband!

My beautiful bridesmaids.

The groomsmen.

My family. My mom's gorgeous dress is here.

Jess's family.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I 1000% recommend my photographer and I am completely satisfied with her work. She is SO amazing and very quick. I can't wait to use her again in the future. 

xoxo, Abigail

Wedding Bliss

Hey ya'll! I feel like it's been a lifetime since I made a post. Mostly because it has. I promise I have a good reason though. The last couple of months I have been focused on school and planning my entire wedding. And yes, I'm somehow still alive and didn't flunk out. Jess and I got married on December 17, which was two days after my last final of fall semester. I took my last final Thursday morning and drove home to GA right after. 

I had my bridesmaids luncheon Friday morning and the rehearsal dinner Friday night. So needless to say, it was a tight squeeze fitting everything in, but I wouldn't have changed it for the world. Here's a few pictures from the bridesmaids luncheon and the rehearsal dinner!

I want to have a shoutout for all my amazing bridesmaids. They not only woke up extremely early Saturday morning for H&M, but some took off work Friday for the luncheon and rehearsal dinner. I'm so thankful for each and every one of these ladies and all they did to make my wedding special! 

The dress I'm wearing is here.

Here's a quick snap of Jess and I at the rehearsal dinner. I was too busy talking to everyone that I almost forgot to get a picture. I got this dress on Black Friday from Lulus for $30!!! Isn't that crazy!?  It's sold out now but here is a similar one. 

Here's a picture of the back of the dress I wore to the rehearsal dinner. I love love love the back of it. Maybe we will go somewhere warm for one of our anniversaries and I can break it back out. 

Our wedding was everything I had dreamed of and more. We felt so blessed by everyone who came to love and support us. I had been worried for months that it was going to be 35 degrees and everyone was going to freeze, but turns out it was the opposite. I should have known better. It ended up being 75 degrees and was an absolutely beautiful day. I couldn't have asked for anything better. We got married at the Bateman Barn in Sasser, GA.

I am literally cheesing so hard in this picture and I love it! The song we walked back down the aisle to was Hall and Oats "You Make My Dreams Come True." It was so perfect! Jess walked out to this song when he played baseball at UGA. 

After the ceremony, we went straight into the reception which was also held at the barn. We had a tent set up to one side where our band, The Grapevine, was ready to go! If you are looking for a band for your wedding or event, I highly recommend them. They do such a good job of getting the crowd involved and making you want to get up and dance. 

We capped off a perfect wedding with our honeymoon trip to St. Lucia. We left at 10:00 the night of and headed to ATL and stayed in a hotel. We flew out the next morning and stayed for a week. It was our first time out of the country and we were so excited. St. Lucia was absolutely breathtaking and the most beautiful place I have ever seen. We stayed at Sandals La Toc in Castries and loved every minute of it. Sandals actually has 3 resorts in St. Lucia and they have it set up where you can go to any of the resorts and eat, drink etc. for the price of one resort. I'll do a separate post all about our experience at Sandals. 

This was the view from our room!

The mountains in the background are the Pitons which St. Lucia is known for. We took a boat tour to these one day instead of driving because it would have taken about 1.5 hour drive and the boat ride was only about 30 minutes. This was definitely one of my favorite days. 

This was after lunch on our tour day. We ate right here on this beach facing the Pitons.

This was our last day and of course I had to snap a pic!

Thank you so much for reading. I'll be back with more of our wedding pictures soon! I just got them back and can't wait to share them all with you. 

xoxo, Abigail